Jesus’ parable of the workers in the vineyard (Matthew 20:1-16)
teaches us that all that we have, apart from our sin, is received from
God as a gift of His grace. We must remember this when, like Job, we are
going through hard times. We don’t have the right to expect everything
to be going great all the time. When we are enjoying the Lord’s
blessing, we must never forget that this is not something we have
earned. It’s the blessing of His grace, the blessing which has been
given to us by the Lord. The more we come to know His blessing, the more
we will have confidence to say, “I call on You, O God, for You will
answer me” (Psalm 17:6).
Psalm 48:1-14 Lord, we worship You in the place of worship – “Within Your Temple, we meditate on Your unfailing love.” Help us to go out from there, and play our part in seeing that Your praise “reaches to the ends of the earth” (Psalm 48:: 9-11). How will other people know of Your love, if we don’t tell them? How will they find their way to Your House, if we don’t invite them? When we share Your Word with others, help us to remember Your promise: “My Word… will not return to Me empty, but will… achieve the purpose for which I sent it” (Isaiah 55:11).
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